Game Night

Every night when Kevin's home the two of us have a nightly game or two. It's fun & refreshing. Helps us both wind down our day, just the two of us bonding & talking about our day.

Often times couples loose that ability to stop & have fun together. Life gets too involved with work, kids, technology, etc... Often times those couples loose the ability to communicate with each other. Now days families don't eat together at the table. Our family is often guilty of that. We need to get back into more family time.

I can remember growing up having family game night. That is one of my most favorite memories as a child. Dad would get the Monopoly or Dominos out & we would play. Most of the time we played Monopoly. That was Dads favorite game. It would go on for hours & some times days until we would give up. Dad would win most of the time. I also remember going to his parents house & playing Wahoo. That's a marble game known by most as aggravation. Only here in our part if Texas we called it Wahoo. The boards were made of heavy wood. The rules of the game were the same. I never knew it by another name until i married. That was another of my favorite games. Grandma always made games fun. She was a game nut. We would go see her sisters & everyone would sit around for hours playing 31. Quarters would be all over the table. Those ladies were serious players. It was always so fun. In the late 80s or early 90s grandma picked up a new game. She discovered the Nintendo. Lol. She was so funny sitting there for hours playing that game just like a kid. She would write down the codes so she could pick up the game at every level. She had a whole book full of game codes. When the kids would come over , everyone had to take turns playing against grandma. Somewhere I have a picture of her in deep concentration playing Nintendo.
Now my other grandparents (moms side) didn't play games. Very seldom did you see them play a game. When I was young I can remember seeing them maybe 3 or 4 times playing skip I with my parents. But that didn't lady long. Mamaw always accused dad of cheating. Lol. I think they just didn't understand the game.
Anyway I hope that as my kids grow they learn to have an appreciation of family game time just as I do.

Watching the world go by

It must be nice to have nothing to do but chew on a bone & watch the world go by. Have you ever wondered what dogs think about?
This is Pugsley. We rescued him in October. He had been abandoned out in the country. He was found living in a field. Then a friend of ours convinced him to come to their farm house. They fed him & then he'd go back to the field at night. Poor little guy. I can't believe some one would abandon him. This little guy could have frozen to death,been hit by a car or even killed by other animals. After two weeks our friends called us to see if we wanted him. We took him in right away. The next day I took him to the vet. He was diagnosed with tick fever & heart worms. $600 & 45 days later he was healthy.
We have fallen in love with him. He can't tell us how he came to that field or about his life before. But we believe he had been abused. He has places on him that it hurts him to be touched. He would hid from strange noises or the kids at play. He really is a good dog. He's smart too. He will stand on his hind legs & beg when he wants something. He's potty trained & very easy going.
But I still wonder what he thinks about. I'm so glad we found this little guy. He is a blessing. I have enjoyed having him in our home. He reminds me a lot of my little Shad. Shad would sit in front of the door & watch the world go by, just like Pugsley.

Isn't he just adorable?

Sleep

I have a horrible time sleeping at night. Looks like tonight might be another. Even though I'm completely exhausted I have a hard time sleeping. Once I do fall a sleep its a deep sleep. Can't wait till I feel better. Maybe I can sleep normal again.

Planning Disney 2013

We have been going to Disney World every year since 2000. (We went in 2000 for our 10th anniversary.) The other day I made our reservations for the next trip. I'm so excited!! This year we will go in the Middle of June. Since schools not out until the end of May we have to postpone our trip till June. VBS is always the first week of June & my boys can't miss VBS! It's awesome!! So we decided to leave the Saturday after VBS. We will once again drive to Florida. That will take 3 to 4 days. So the plan is to not arrive at Disney until June 11th. We will stay for 8 nights at the Ft Wilderness Cabins. We love that place it is awesome!! Home away from home.

We have stayed here every year since 2000. I can't wait until we get there this year. Stay tuned for more Disney 2013 adventures...............

January 2013

Happy New Years! It's been a while since I've Blogged. So I'm a little rusty. Let me back up to before Christmas. The boys started Kindergarden in September. They love it & are doing so well. I can't believe they are already in public school. We have them both in separate classes. They turned 6 in December. It doesn't seem possible. WOW!!

In October we adopted a little black pug. He was found wondering the country near Wilson. My grandparents friends found him living in a field behind their house. It is believed that someone dumped him off out in the middle of no where & he found his way to the field behind their farm. He would come up to their house for food then go back to the field. They finally got him to stay at their house. They knew we had lost Shad 2 years ago & loved pugs so they asked if we wanted him. We of course said yes. The next day I took him to the vet. They did a complete physical & did blood work. Turns out that he had both Tick Fever & Heart Worms. He also had an eye injury. So for the first 45 days I shoved pills down his throat & after about $600 he is completely healthy. His name is Pugsley. He is the smartest little dog. He will beg for a treat by standing on his back legs. He's so cute. At first he was a little skittish of us. We believe he had been abused. He would hide from the lease little noise. He would hide from things for the first month. He finally got used to us & knew we loved him. He is a great little dog. The vet thinks he's about 6 or 7.

Back in October & November I started getting colds a lot. Seemed like I was in the dr a lot. The end of November I got a head ache that wouldn't go away. I've also been having more problems with my back & I have no energy & sleep most of the time. In fact I had been taking the boys to school at 7:40 & then coming home to napping until time to get them. This is odd for me. So back to the dr I went. "Hey your behind on your CBC, lets get that done on you today. Then we will send you to get a MRI" they say. Ok, so off I go to get poked for blood. The next day they call back with the blood report. Turns out I'm highly anemic. Very low on white blood cells, my iron & red blood cells are also low. They want to send to see a hematologist. My appointment for the MRI was the next week. The test came back on that saying that I have several degenerative disks, I have scoliosis, as well as I have arthritis all up & down my spine. I went to see the hematologist the week before Christmas & I have an appointment for the pain specialist on January 31st. The hematologist confirmed my anemia. I'm getting sick a lot because my white blood cells are low. I'm so tired & have no energy because I'm iron deficient. The reason I am this way has to do with my cycles being so heavy with lots of blood clots, & frequent. The hematologist recommended that I either have a hysterectomy or have something done to prevent my cycle. The next step was to get in to see my OB/GYN. In the mean time take 3 iron pills a day. So I made an appointment with my OB/GYN. However I can't see her till the 4th of February. I'm anxious to see what she has to say. The iron pills are starting to help, however they bother me. I burp constantly. Its horrible. I also have constipation. It all drives me nuts.

Anyway, back to the new year. The year started off with a bunch of Sicklies. We all had the crud that was graciously given to us at Christmas by our loving relatives. Kevin had to leave on the 2nd to go to Orlando FL for a meeting. He came home that Saturday & left again on Sunday. That Sunday he had to go to Dallas for more meetings. He got home that Friday. We all got over our colds & stuff. The boys went back to school on the 9th. They have been doing so well in school. Austin is the Student of the Month this month. Last week both boys got to be Star of the week for their classes. I can't believe January is almost over. My birthday is a week from tomorrow. I will be 39. YIKES!! My last year as a 30 something. To celebrate my birthday I'm having a massage. I couldn't get one on my birthday so I'm having it on the 7th. I'm looking forward to it. On the 11th Landon is having tubes put in his ears. I take him to pre-opp on the 6th. Then in April our ear dr is retiring. Just when I get a good dr, he retires. So I will be looking for a new one soon.